The Killer Elite is a 1975 thriller directed by Sam Peckinpah that starred James Caan as Mike Locken, a member of a mercenary organization that completes assignments for a mysterious communications corporation. After a betrayal that left him disabled, Locken decides to recruit some of his former associates to take a job in order to exact revenge. The film co-stars Robert Duvall, Bo Hopkins, and Burt Young. Not to be confused with the 2011 Jason Statham thriller Killer Elite.
The following weapons were used in the film The Killer Elite:
Jerome Miller (Bo Hopkins) is seen using a MAC-10 that has been visually modified to resemble the Uzi. The SMG is fitted with Uzi barrels, front and rear sights, and a folding stock. This was one of the earliest films to use this particular type of mockup, and similar prop weapons were used in several other Hollywood movies, including The Dogs of War and Stripes.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingJerome Miller (Bo Hopkins) is seen using what appear to be an Uzi during a shootout in Chinatown. In reality, the weapon is a MAC-10 mocked up to resemble an Uzi.Error creating thumbnail: File missingMiller fires the Uzi mockup. Note the Uzi front handguards are missing. This was one of the earliest films to use this particular type of mockup, as similar prop weapons were used in several other Hollywood movies, including The Dogs of War and Stripes.
Jerome shoots a uniformed SFPD officer who was armed with a Star Model B pistol. When Locken asks why he did that, Jerome identifies the handgun as a "9 millimeter Star" and says that SFPD only packs "regulation Smith & Wesson .38's".
